tomtek1221
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If you wanted the x-Pro1 for a travel camera while on vacations and could take just one lens which would you purchase? Fuji 18mm or 35mm.
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Pro1 18mm or 35mm for landscape
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tomtek1221
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Thank you. That was my thought also. Just wanted opinions from you experienced shooters.
lnbolch
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Impossible question without seeing your history as a photographer. I have landscapes that I very much like, shot with a 14mm on full frame, but also with telephotos up to 300mm. Long lenses appear to compress perspective, making it possible to relate the subject to the background. With a long lens, one can be highly selective. This one was shot with a 300mm to blend grove and hill side.
On the other hand, wide lenses emphasize perspective producing a sense of space. A challenge to include a subject, but when the subject is vastness, a superwide will do the trick. This is 14mm of a prairie scene.
Normal lenses produce perspective similar to what your eye sees. So yes, the 35mm will do excellent landscapes, and so will the 18mm. As a bonus, either will do great motion panoramas. In this case it was the 35mm on the X-Pro1.
Each lens will to a great extent dictate how you see, and all can do landscapes perfectly. If you are stuck with a single lens, choose the one that provides the perspective you most want.
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On the other hand, wide lenses emphasize perspective producing a sense of space. A challenge to include a subject, but when the subject is vastness, a superwide will do the trick. This is 14mm of a prairie scene.
Normal lenses produce perspective similar to what your eye sees. So yes, the 35mm will do excellent landscapes, and so will the 18mm. As a bonus, either will do great motion panoramas. In this case it was the 35mm on the X-Pro1.
Each lens will to a great extent dictate how you see, and all can do landscapes perfectly. If you are stuck with a single lens, choose the one that provides the perspective you most want.
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Acrill
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Inbolch, your post is great!
Thanks for posting the examples. It really depends on whether you want the look of wide-angle distortion or not.
As noted, it is very simple to create a panorama or stitch multiple 35mm photos together but the perspective is different compared to a true wide angle lens.
To the OP:
Which type of picture looks better to you? That is the question.
Thanks for posting the examples. It really depends on whether you want the look of wide-angle distortion or not.
As noted, it is very simple to create a panorama or stitch multiple 35mm photos together but the perspective is different compared to a true wide angle lens.
To the OP:
Which type of picture looks better to you? That is the question.
Borh lenses are usable, but I would definitely choose the 35mm f/1.4. It has larger apperture and much better optics (sharper)
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